Dye composition comprising a para-phenylenediamine oxidation base, a polysaccharide thickener in a medium rich in fatty substances

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising: a) at least one oxidation base 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol and/or acid salts thereof or solvates thereof such as hydrates; b) at least one coupler; c) at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition of a fatty substance which is preferably liquid and non-silicone-based; d) at least one saccharide thickening polymerp; e) optionally at least one basifying agent; and f) optionally at least one chemical oxidizing agent. The invention also relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibres such as the hair using the composition of the invention, and to a multi-compartment device for using the composition of the invention.

The present invention relates to a composition for dyeing keratin fibres using a specific para-phenylenediamine oxidation base, a polysaccharide thickening polymer and at least 10% of fatty substances.

Many people have sought for a long time to modify the colour of their hair and in particular to hide their grey hair.

One of the dyeing methods is “permanent” or oxidation dyeing, which uses dye compositions containing oxidation dye precursors, generally known as oxidation bases. These oxidation bases are colourless or weakly coloured compounds, which, when combined with oxidizing products, may give rise to coloured compounds via a process of oxidative condensation.

It is also known that the shades obtained with these oxidation bases may be varied by combining them with couplers or colouring modifiers, the latter being chosen especially from aromatic meta-diamines, meta-aminophenols, meta-diphenols and certain heterocyclic compounds such as indole compounds. The variety of the molecules used as oxidation bases and couplers allows a wide range of colours to be obtained.

Permanent dyeing processes thus consist in using, with the composition containing the dye precursors, an aqueous composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent, under alkaline pH conditions in the vast majority of cases. The role of this oxidizing agent is to at least partly degrade the melanin of the hair, which, depending on the nature of the oxidizing agent present, leads to more or less pronounced lightening of the fibres. The oxidizing agent used is generally hydrogen peroxide.

The basifying agent makes it possible to adjust the pH of the composition to an alkaline pH to enable activation of the oxidizing agent. In addition, this basifying agent causes swelling of the keratin fibre, with raising of the scales, which promotes the penetration of the oxidizing agent, and also of the dyes, if they are present, essentially oxidation dyes, into the fibre, and thus increases the efficacy of the dyeing or lightening reaction.

In the long term, the use of an oxidizing agent and an alkaline agent may lead to degradation of the keratin fibres and also to inconvenience at the time of use; in particular, ammonia may give rise to inconvenience to the user due to its strong characteristic odour.

Moreover, not only may the user be inconvenienced by the odour, but he may also be confronted with greater risks of intolerance, for instance irritation of the scalp, which is especially reflected by stinging.

It is also important to obtain intense colouring, which is resistant to external factors such as light, shampoos and sweat, and which is as uniform as possible along the entire fibre, irrespective of the level of damage of the keratin fibre.

Oxidation bases of the para-phenylenediamine type are commonly used in the field of hair dyeing. It is known practice, for example, to use 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol (or 2-γ-hydroxypropyl-para-phenylenediamine) in oxidation dyeing, especially in document WO 80/00214. However, the dye compositions obtained using this oxidation base are not always satisfactory especially for ensuring suitable coverage of grey hair with an acceptable colouring selectivity between the root and the end and/or sufficient fastness with respect to external attacking factors such as light, shampoos, bad weather, etc.

One of the objects of the present invention is to propose compositions for dyeing human keratin fibres such as the hair, which have superior dyeing properties relative to the existing compositions.

In particular, the composition according to the invention in the presence of a chemical oxidizing agent must make it possible to obtain colours that are satisfactory, especially in terms of power, but also with sufficient uniformity of the colour from the end to the root of the hair, which makes it possible to avoid a “root” effect of the colouring. Finally, it is also possible to obtain colourings that are very stable towards external agents.

Furthermore, the invention makes it possible to achieve substantial degrees of lightening while at the same time colouring, and does so without using oxidizing agents such as persalts or increasing the amount of chemical oxidizing agent or of basifying agent.

Moreover, the composition of the invention makes it possible to obtain formulations that are less malodorous during their application to the hair or during their preparation.

These aims and others are achieved by the present invention, one subject of which is thus a composition for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising:

-   -   a) at least one oxidation base 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol         and/or acid salts thereof and/or solvates thereof such as         hydrates;     -   b) at least one coupler;     -   c) at least 10% by weight of the total weight of the composition         of a fatty substance which is preferably liquid and         non-silicone-based;     -   d) at least one polysaccharide thickening polymer;     -   e) optionally at least one basifying agent; and     -   f) optionally at least one chemical oxidizing agent.

A subject of the invention is also a process for dyeing keratin fibres such as the hair using the composition of the invention, and a multi-compartment device for using the composition of the invention.

Furthermore, the processes according to the invention use formulations that are less malodorous during their application to the hair or during their preparation.

Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge more clearly on reading the description and the examples that follow.

In the text hereinbelow, and unless otherwise indicated, the limits of a range of values are included within that range. The expression “at least one” is equivalent to the expression “one or more”.

c) Fatty Substances

As has already been mentioned, the composition of the invention comprises c) one or more fatty substances.

The term “fatty substance” means an organic compound that is insoluble in water at ordinary temperature (25° C.) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg) (solubility of less than 5%, preferably less than 1% and even more preferentially less than 0.1%). They bear in their structure at least one hydrocarbon-based chain comprising at least 6 carbon atoms or a sequence of at least two siloxane groups. In addition, the fatty substances are generally soluble in organic solvents under the same temperature and pressure conditions, for instance chloroform, dichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, ethanol, benzene, toluene, tetrahydrofuran (THF), liquid petroleum jelly or decamethylcyclopentasiloxane.

Preferably, the fatty substances of the invention do not contain any salified or unsalified carboxylic acid groups (—C(O)OH or —C(O)O⁻). The fatty substances of the invention are neither polyoxyalkylenated nor polyglycerolated.

Preferably, the fatty substances used in the composition according to the invention are non-silicone oils.

The term “oil” means a “fatty substance” that is liquid at room temperature (25° C.) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg).

The term “non-silicone oil” means an oil not containing any silicon atoms (Si) and the term “silicone oil” means an oil containing at least one silicon atom.

More particularly, the fatty substances are chosen from C₆-C₁₆ hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons containing more than 16 carbon atoms, non-silicone oils of animal origin, plant oils of triglyceride type, synthetic triglycerides, fluoro oils, fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acids and/or of fatty alcohols other than triglycerides, and plant waxes, non-silicone waxes and silicones.

It is recalled that, for the purposes of the invention, the fatty alcohols, fatty esters and fatty acids more particularly contain one or more linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon-based groups comprising 6 to 30 carbon atoms, which are optionally substituted, in particular, with one or more (in particular 1 to 4) hydroxyl groups. If they are unsaturated, these compounds may comprise one to three conjugated or unconjugated carbon-carbon double bonds.

As regards the C₆-C₁₆ hydrocarbons, they are linear, branched or optionally cyclic, and are preferably alkanes. Examples that may be mentioned include hexane, dodecane and isoparaffins such as isohexadecane and isodecane.

A hydrocarbon-based oil of animal origin that may be mentioned is perhydrosqualene.

The triglyceride oils of plant or synthetic origin are preferably chosen from liquid fatty acid triglycerides containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, for instance heptanoic or octanoic acid triglycerides, or alternatively, for example, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, pumpkin oil, grapeseed oil, sesame seed oil, hazelnut oil, apricot oil, macadamia oil, arara oil, castor oil, avocado oil, caprylic/capric acid triglycerides, for instance those sold by the company Stéarineries Dubois or those sold under the names Miglyol® 810, 812 and 818 by the company Dynamit Nobel, jojoba oil and shea butter oil.

The linear or branched hydrocarbons of mineral or synthetic origin containing more than 16 carbon atoms are preferably chosen from liquid paraffins, petroleum jelly, liquid petroleum jelly, polydecenes and hydrogenated polyisobutene such as Parleam®.

The fluoro oils may be chosen from perfluoromethylcyclopentane and perfluoro-1,3-dimethylcyclohexane, sold under the names Flutec® PC1 and Flutec® PC3 by the company BNFL Fluorochemicals; perfluoro-1,2-dimethylcyclobutane; perfluoroalkanes such as dodecafluoropentane and tetradecafluorohexane, sold under the names PF 5050® and PF 5060® by the company 3M, or alternatively bromoperfluorooctyl sold under the name Foralkyl® by the company Atochem; nonafluoromethoxybutane and nonafluoroethoxyisobutane; perfluoromorpholine derivatives such as 4-trifluoromethyl perfluoromorpholine sold under the name PF 5052® by the company 3M.

The fatty alcohols that may be used in the composition according to the invention are saturated or unsaturated, and linear or branched, and comprise from 6 to 30 carbon atoms and more particularly from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Mention may be made, for example, of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and a mixture thereof (cetearyl alcohol), octyldodecanol, 2-butyloctanol, 2-hexyldecanol, 2-undecylpentadecanol, oleyl alcohol or linoleyl alcohol.

The wax(es) that may be used in the composition according to the invention are chosen especially from carnauba wax, candelilla wax, esparto grass wax, paraffin wax, ozokerite, plant waxes, for instance olive wax, rice wax, hydrogenated jojoba wax or the absolute waxes of flowers such as the essential wax of blackcurrant blossom sold by the company Bertin (France), animal waxes, for instance beeswaxes, or modified beeswaxes (cerabellina); other waxes or waxy starting materials that may be used according to the invention are especially marine waxes such as the product sold by the company Sophim under the reference M82, and polyethylene waxes or polyolefin waxes in general.

As regards the fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol esters, which are advantageously different from the triglycerides mentioned above, mention may be made in particular of esters of saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C₁-C₂₆ aliphatic mono- or polyacids and of saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C₁-C₂₆ aliphatic mono- or polyalcohols, the total carbon number of the esters more particularly being greater than or equal to 10.

Among the monoesters, mention may be made of dihydroabietyl behenate; octyldodecyl behenate; isocetyl behenate; cetyl lactate; C₁₂-C₁₅ alkyl lactate; isostearyl lactate; lauryl lactate; linoleyl lactate; oleyl lactate; (iso)stearyl octanoate; isocetyl octanoate; octyl octanoate; cetyl octanoate; decyl oleate; isocetyl isostearate; isocetyl laurate; isocetyl stearate; isodecyl octanoate; isodecyl oleate; isononyl isononanoate; isostearyl palmitate; methylacetyl ricinoleate; myristyl stearate; octyl isononanoate; 2-ethylhexyl isononanoate; octyl palmitate; octyl pelargonate; octyl stearate; octyldodecyl erucate; oleyl erucate; ethyl and isopropyl palmitates, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, 2-octyldecyl palmitate, alkyl myristates such as isopropyl, butyl, cetyl, 2-octyldodecyl, myristyl or stearyl myristate, hexyl stearate, butyl stearate, isobutyl stearate; dioctyl malate, hexyl laurate, 2-hexyldecyl laurate.

Still within the context of this variant, esters of C₄-C₂₂ dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids and of C₁-C₂₂ alcohols and esters of mono-, di- or tricarboxylic acids and of C₂-C₂₆ di-, tri-, tetra- or pentahydroxy alcohols may also be used.

Mention may be made in particular of: diethyl sebacate; diisopropyl sebacate; diisopropyl adipate; di-n-propyl adipate; dioctyl adipate; diisostearyl adipate; dioctyl maleate; glyceryl undecylenate; octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate; pentaerythrityl monoricinoleate; pentaerythrityl tetraisononanoate; pentaerythrityl tetrapelargonate; pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate; pentaerythrityl tetraoctanoate; propylene glycol dicaprylate; propylene glycol dicaprate, tridecyl erucate; triisopropyl citrate; triisostearyl citrate; glyceryl trilactate; glyceryl trioctanoate; trioctyldodecyl citrate; trioleyl citrate, propylene glycol dioctanoate; neopentyl glycol diheptanoate; diethylene glycol diisononanoate; and polyethylene glycol distearates.

Among the esters mentioned above, it is preferred to use ethyl, isopropyl, myristyl, cetyl or stearyl palmitate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, 2-octyldecyl palmitate, alkyl myristates such as isopropyl, butyl, cetyl or 2-octyldodecyl myristate, hexyl stearate, butyl stearate, isobutyl stearate; dioctyl malate, hexyl laurate, 2-hexyldecyl laurate, isononyl isononanoate or cetyl octanoate.

The composition may also comprise, as fatty ester, sugar esters and diesters of C₆-C₃₀ and preferably C₁₂-C₂₂ fatty acids. It is recalled that the term “sugar” means oxygen-bearing hydrocarbon-based compounds bearing several alcohol functions, with or without aldehyde or ketone functions, and which comprise at least 4 carbon atoms. These sugars may be monosaccharides, oligosaccharides or polysaccharides.

Examples of suitable sugars that may be mentioned include sucrose (or saccharose), glucose, galactose, ribose, fucose, maltose, fructose, mannose, arabinose, xylose and lactose, and derivatives thereof, in particular alkyl derivatives, such as methyl derivatives, for instance methylglucose.

The sugar esters of fatty acids may be chosen in particular from the group comprising the esters or mixtures of esters of sugars described previously and of linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C₆-C₃₀ and preferably C₁₂-C₂₂ fatty acids. If they are unsaturated, these compounds may comprise one to three conjugated or unconjugated carbon-carbon double bonds.

The esters according to this alternative form can also be chosen from mono-, di-, tri- and tetraesters and polyesters, and mixtures thereof.

These esters may be, for example, oleates, laurates, palmitates, myristates, behenates, cocoates, stearates, linoleates, linolenates, caprates or arachidonates, or mixtures thereof such as, in particular, oleate/palmitate, oleate/stearate or palmitate/stearate mixed esters.

More particularly, use is made of mono- and diesters and in particular mono- or di-oleate, -stearate, -behenate, -oleate/palmitate, -linoleate, -linolenate or -oleate/stearate of sucrose, glucose or methylglucose. An example that may be mentioned is the product sold under the name Glucate® DO by the company Amerchol, which is a methylglucose dioleate.

Examples of sugar esters or mixtures of sugar esters of fatty acids that may also be mentioned include:

-   -   the products sold under the names F160, F140, F110, F90, F70 and         SL40 by the company Crodesta, respectively denoting sucrose         palmitostearates formed from 73% monoester and 27% diester and         triester, from 61% monoester and 39% diester, triester and         tetraester, from 52% monoester and 48% diester, triester and         tetraester, from 45% monoester and 55% diester, triester and         tetraester, from 39% monoester and 61% diester, triester and         tetraester, and sucrose monolaurate;     -   the products sold under the name Ryoto Sugar Esters, for example         referenced B370 and corresponding to sucrose behenate formed         from 20% monoester and 80% di-triester-polyester;     -   the sucrose monopalmitostearate-dipalmitostearate sold by the         company Goldschmidt under the name Tegosoft® PSE.

The silicones that may be used in accordance with the invention may be in the form of oils, waxes, resins or gums.

Preferably, the silicone is chosen from polydialkylsiloxanes, in particular polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMSs), and organomodified polysiloxanes comprising at least one functional group chosen from amino groups, aryl groups and alkoxy groups.

Organopolysiloxanes are defined in greater detail in Walter Noll's Chemistry and Technology of Silicones (1968), Academic Press. They may be volatile or non-volatile.

These silicones are more particularly chosen from polydialkylsiloxanes, among which mention may be made mainly of polydimethylsiloxanes bearing trimethylsilyl end groups. The viscosity of the silicones is measured at 25° C. according to ASTM Standard 445 Appendix C.

Among these polydialkylsiloxanes, mention may be made, in a nonlimiting manner, of the following commercial products:

-   -   the Silbione® oils of the 47 and 70 047 series or the Mirasil®         oils sold by Rhodia, for instance the oil 70 047 V 500 000;     -   the oils of the Mirasil® series sold by the company Rhodia;     -   the oils of the 200 series from the company Dow Corning, such as         DC200 with—a viscosity of 60 000 mm²/s;     -   the Viscasil® oils from General Electric and certain oils of the         SF series (SF 96, SF 18) from General Electric.

Mention may also be made of polydimethylsiloxanes having dimethylsilanol end groups known under the name dimethiconol (CTFA), such as the oils of the 48 series from the company Rhodia.

In this category of polydialkylsiloxanes, mention may also be made of the products sold under the names Abil Wax® 9800 and 9801 by the company Goldschmidt, which are poly(C₁-C₂₀)dialkylsiloxanes.

The organomodified silicones that may be used in accordance with the invention are silicones as defined previously and comprising in their structure one or more organofunctional groups attached via a hydrocarbon-based group.

The organomodified silicones may be polydiarylsiloxanes, in particular polydiphenylsiloxanes, and polyalkylarylsiloxanes functionalized with the organofunctional groups mentioned previously.

The polyalkylarylsiloxanes are particularly chosen from linear and/or branched polydimethyl/methylphenylsiloxanes and polydimethyl/diphenylsiloxanes with a viscosity ranging from 1×10⁻⁵ to 5×10⁻² m²/s at 25° C.

Among these polyalkylarylsiloxanes, examples that may be mentioned include the products sold under the following names:

-   -   the Silbione® oils of the 70 641 series from Rhodia;     -   oils of the Rhodorsil® 70 633 and 763 series from Rhodia;

the oil Dow Corning 556 Cosmetic Grade Fluid from Dow Corning;

-   -   the silicones of the PK series from Bayer, such as the product         PK20;     -   the silicones of the PN and PH series from Bayer, such as the         products PN1000 and PH1000;     -   certain oils of the SF series from General Electric, such as SF         1023, SF 1154, SF 1250 and SF 1265.

Among the organomodified silicones, mention may also be made of polyorganosiloxanes comprising:

-   -   substituted or unsubstituted amino groups, such as the products         sold under the names GP 4 Silicone Fluid and GP 7100 by the         company Genesee or the products sold under the names Q2 8220 and         Dow Corning 929 or 939 by the company Dow Corning. The         substituted amino groups are, in particular, C₁-C₄ aminoalkyl         groups;     -   alkoxy groups such as the product sold under the name Silicone         Copolymer F-755 by SWS Silicones, and Abil Wax® 2428, 2434 and         2440 by the company Goldschmidt.

Preferably, the fatty substances according to the invention are non-silicone.

The fatty substances are advantageously chosen from C₆-C₁₆ hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons containing more than 16 carbon atoms, triglycerides, fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acids and/or of fatty alcohols other than triglycerides, or mixtures thereof, which are preferably liquid.

Preferably, the fatty substance(s) are chosen from liquid petroleum jelly, polydecenes, liquid fatty alcohols, liquid esters of fatty acids and/or of fatty alcohols, or mixtures thereof.

Even more preferentially, the fatty substances are chosen from liquid petroleum jelly and octyldodecanol.

According to a particular embodiment, the composition according to the invention comprises at least 10% by weight of fatty substances which are preferably non-silicone, in particular non-silicone oils, relative to the total weight of the composition of the invention. More particularly, the composition according to the invention comprises at least 25% by weight of fatty substances, which are preferably non-silicone, in particular non-silicone oils, relative to the total weight of the composition.

The composition according to the invention more particularly has a fatty substance content ranging from 15% to 80% by weight, preferably from 25% to 75% by weight, better still from 30% to 70% by weight and even more advantageously from 30% to 60% by weight relative to the weight of the composition.

According to a particular embodiment, when the composition contains the oxidizing agent and the basifying agent, then the composition according to the invention preferably contains more than 25% of fatty substances. According to this variant, the composition preferably contains more than 30% of fatty substances.

d) Polysaccharide Thickening Polymers

The term “thickening polymer” means a polymer which, when introduced at 1% by weight in an aqueous solution or an aqueous-alcoholic solution containing 30% ethanol, and at pH=7 or in an oil chosen from liquid petroleum jelly, isopropyl myristate or cyclopentadimethylsiloxane, makes it possible to achieve a viscosity of at least 100 cps, preferably at least 500 cps, at 25° C. and at a shear rate of 1 s⁻¹. This viscosity may be measured using a cone/plate viscometer (Haake R600 rheometer or the like).

According to the invention, the thickening polymers are associative or non-associative cationic, nonionic, anionic or amphoteric polysaccharides, preferably cationic, nonionic or anionic.

It is recalled that “associative polymers” are polymers that are capable of reversibly associating with each other or with other molecules.

Their chemical structure more particularly comprises at least one hydrophilic zone and at least one hydrophobic zone.

The term “hydrophobic group” means a radical or polymer with a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon-based chain, comprising at least 10 carbon atoms, preferably from 10 to 30 carbon atoms, in particular from 12 to 30 carbon atoms and more preferentially from 18 to 30 carbon atoms.

Preferentially, the hydrocarbon-based group is derived from a monofunctional compound. By way of example, the hydrophobic group may be derived from a fatty alcohol such as stearyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol or decyl alcohol. It may also denote a hydrocarbon-based polymer, for instance polybutadiene.

Non-associative polysaccharide thickening polymers that may be mentioned include non-associative thickening polymers bearing sugar units.

For the purposes of the present invention, the term “sugar unit” means a unit derived from a carbohydrate of formula C_(n)(H₂O)_(n-1) or (CH₂O)_(n), which may be optionally modified by substitution and/or by oxidation and/or by dehydration.

The sugar units that may be included in the composition of the thickening polymers of the invention are preferably derived from the following sugars: glucose, galactose, arabinose, rhamnose, mannose, xylose, fucose, anhydrogalactose, galacturonic acid, glucuronic acid, mannuronic acid, galactose sulfate, anhydrogalactose sulphate and fructose.

Saccharide thickening polymers that may especially be mentioned include those of native gums such as:

-   -   a) tree or shrub exudates, including:         -   gum arabic (branched polymer of galactose, arabinose,             rhamnose and glucuronic acid);         -   ghatti gum (polymer derived from arabinose, galactose,             mannose, xylose and glucuronic acid);         -   karaya gum (polymer derived from galacturonic acid,             galactose, rhamnose and glucuronic acid); and         -   gum tragacanth (or tragacanth) (polymer of galacturonic             acid, galactose, fucose, xylose and arabinose);     -   b) gums derived from algae, including:         -   agar (polymer derived from galactose and anhydrogalactose);         -   alginates (polymers of mannuronic acid and of glucuronic             acid); and         -   carrageenans and furcellerans (polymers of galactose sulfate             and of anhydrogalactose sulfate);     -   c) gums derived from seeds or tubers, including:         -   guar gum (polymer of mannose and galactose);         -   locust bean gum (polymer of mannose and galactose);         -   fenugreek gum (polymer of mannose and galactose);         -   tamarind gum (polymer of galactose, xylose and glucose);         -   konjac gum (polymer of glucose and mannose);     -   d) microbial gums, including:         -   xanthan gum (polymer of glucose, mannose acetate,             mannose/pyruvic acid and glucuronic acid);         -   gellan gum (polymer of partially acylated glucose, rhamnose             and glucuronic acid); and         -   scleroglucan gum (glucose polymer);     -   e) plant extracts, including:         -   cellulose (glucose polymer);         -   starch (glucose polymer) and         -   insulin.

These polymers may be physically or chemically modified. A physical treatment that may especially be mentioned is the temperature.

Chemical treatments that may be mentioned include esterification, etherification, amidation or oxidation reactions. These treatments can lead to polymers that may especially be nonionic, anionic or amphoteric.

Preferably, these chemical or physical treatments are applied to guar gums, locust bean gums, starches and celluloses.

The nonionic guar gums that may be used according to the invention may be modified with C₁-C₆ (poly)hydroxyalkyl groups.

Among the C₁-C₆ (poly)hydroxyalkyl groups that may be mentioned, for example, are hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl and hydroxybutyl groups.

These guar gums are well known in the prior art and can be prepared, for example, by reacting the corresponding alkene oxides such as, for example, propylene oxides, with the guar gum so as to obtain a guar gum modified with hydroxypropyl groups.

The degree of hydroxyalkylation preferably ranges from 0.4 to 1.2, and corresponds to the number of alkylene oxide molecules consumed by the number of free hydroxyl functions present on the guar gum.

Such nonionic guar gums optionally modified with hydroxyalkyl groups are sold, for example, under the trade names Jaguar HP8, Jaguar HP60, Jaguar HP105 and Jaguar HP120 by the company Rhodia Chimie.

The non-associative saccharide thickening polymers of the invention may be cellulose-based polymers not comprising any fatty chains (more than 8 carbon atoms) in their structure.

According to the invention, the term “cellulose-based” polymer means any polysaccharide compound bearing in its structure glucose residue sequences linked via β-1,4 linkages; besides unsubstituted celluloses, the cellulose derivatives may be anionic, cationic, amphoteric or nonionic.

Thus, the cellulose-based polymers may be chosen from unsubstituted celluloses, including those in a microcrystalline form, and cellulose ethers.

Among these cellulose polymers, cellulose ethers, cellulose esters and cellulose ester ethers are distinguished.

Among the cellulose esters are inorganic esters of cellulose, for example cellulose nitrates, sulphates and phosphates, organic cellulose esters, for example cellulose monoacetates, triacetates, am idopropionates, acetatebutyrates, acetatepropionates and acetatetrimellitates, and mixed organic/inorganic esters of cellulose, such as cellulose acetatebutyrate sulfates and cellulose acetatepropionate sulfates. Among the cellulose ester ethers, mention may be made of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalates and ethylcellulose sulfates.

Among the nonionic cellulose ethers not containing a C₁₀-C₃₀ fatty chain, i.e. “non-associative”, mention may be made of (C₁-C₄)alkylcelluloses such as methylcelluloses and ethylcelluloses (for example Ethocel Standard 100 Premium from Dow Chemical); (poly)hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkylcelluloses such as hydroxymethylcelluloses and hydroxyethylcelluloses (for example Natrosol 250 HHR sold by Aqualon) and hydroxypropylcelluloses (for example Klucel EF from Aqualon); mixed (poly)hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl-(C₁-C₄)alkylcelluloses such as hydroxypropylmethylcelluloses (for example Methocel E4M from Dow Chemical), hydroxyethylmethylcelluloses, hydroxyethylethyl-celluloses (for example Bermocoll E 481 FQ from Akzo Nobel) and hyd roxybutyl methylcellu loses.

Among the anionic cellulose ethers not containing a fatty chain, mention may be made of (poly)carboxy (C₁-C₄) alkylcelluloses and salts thereof. Examples that may be mentioned include carboxymethylcelluloses, carboxymethylmethylcelluloses (for example Blanose 7M from the company Aqualon) and carboxymethylhydroxyethylcelluloses, and the sodium salts thereof.

Among the cationic cellulose ethers not containing a fatty chain, mention may be made of cationic cellulose derivatives such as cellulose copolymers or cellulose derivatives grafted with a water-soluble quaternary ammonium monomer, and disclosed in particular in U.S. Pat. No. 4,131,576, such as (poly)hydroxy(C₁-C₄)alkyl celluloses, for instance hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl celluloses grafted in particular with a methacryloylethyltrimethylammonium, methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium or dimethyldiallylammonium salt. The commercial products corresponding to this definition are more particularly the products sold under the names Celquat® L 200 and Celquat® H 100 by the company National Starch.

Among the thickening saccharide polymers, mention may also be made of the associative polymers that are well known to those skilled in the art and especially of nonionic, anionic, cationic or amphoteric nature.

As examples of associative cationic thickening saccharide polymers, mention may be made of quaternized (poly)hydroxyethylcelluloses modified with groups comprising at least one fatty chain, such as alkyl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl groups comprising at least 8 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof. The alkyl radicals borne by the above quaternized celluloses or hydroxyethylcelluloses preferably comprise from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. The aryl radicals preferably denote phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl or anthryl groups. Examples that may be indicated include quaternized alkylhydroxyethylcelluloses bearing C₈-C₃₀ fatty chains, such as the products Quatrisoft LM 200®, Quatrisoft LM-X 529-18-A®, Quatrisoft LM-X 529-18-B® (C₁₂ alkyl) and Quatrisoft LM-X 529-8® (C₁₈ alkyl) sold by the company Aqualon, the products Crodacel QM®, Crodacel QL® (C₁₂ alkyl) and Crodacel QS® (C₁₈ alkyl) sold by the company Croda and the product Softcat SL 100® sold by the company Aqualon.

As examples of associative nonionic thickening saccharide polymers, mention may be made of:

-   -   celluloses or derivatives thereof, modified by groups comprising         at least one fatty chain such as alkyl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl         groups or mixtures thereof in which the alkyl groups are C₈- and         in particular:     -   nonionic alkylhydroxyethylcelluloses such as the products         Natrosol Plus Grade 330 CS and Polysurf 67 (C₁₆ alkyl) sold by         the company Aqualon;     -   nonionic nonoxynylhydroxyethylcelluloses such as the product         Amercell HM-1500 sold by the company Amerchol;     -   nonionic alkylcelluloses such as the product Bermocoll EHM 100         sold by the company Berol Nobel;     -   associative guar derivatives such as hydroxypropyl guars         modified with a fatty chain, such as the product Esaflor HM 22         (modified with a C₂₂ alkyl chain) sold by the company Lamberti;         the product Miracare XC 95-3 (modified with a C₁₄ alkyl chain)         and the product RE 205-146 (modified with a C₂₀ alkyl chain)         sold by Rhodia Chimie.

According to one embodiment, the polysaccharide thickening polymer(s) are chosen from associative or non-associative cellulose-based thickening polymers, which are preferably cationic or nonionic.

According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the polysaccharide thickening polymer is a cationic associative cellulose-based polymer as defined previously, the quaternized (poly)hydroxyethylcelluloses preferably modified with groups comprising at least one fatty chain, such as alkyl, arylalkyl or alkylaryl groups comprising at least 8 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof. The alkyl radicals borne by the quarterized celluloses or hydroxyethylcelluloses above preferably comprise from 8 to 30 carbon atoms.

According to another particular embodiment, the saccharide thickening polymer is chosen from nonionic guar gums optionally modified with (poly)hydroxy(C₁-C₆)alkyl groups.

The polysaccharide thickening polymer(s) are generally present in the composition according to the invention in a content ranging from 0.001% to 5% by weight, preferably from 0.05% to 3% and more preferentially from 0.1% to 2% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

a) 3-(2, 5-Diaminophenyl)-1-Propanol Oxidation Bases:

The composition of the invention comprises c) one or more oxidation bases chosen from 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol (or 2-γ-hydroxypropyl-para-phenylenediamine) having the following formula, the acid salts thereof or the solvates thereof such as hydrates:

The oxidation base(s) chosen from (2,5-diaminophenyl)propanol, the acid salts thereof or the solvates thereof such as hydrates, according to the invention, may be present in the composition of the invention in an amount ranging from 0.0001% to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, preferably from 0.005% to 10% by weight and more particularly from 0.01% to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

The acid salts that may be used according to the invention may be chosen from hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, sulfates, citrates, succinates, tartrates, lactates, tosylates, benzenesulfonates, phosphates and acetates.

The composition according to the invention may comprise one or more additional oxidation bases other than 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol, the acid salts thereof or the solvates thereof such as hydrates. According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the additional base(s) are chosen from heterocyclic bases, benzene-based bases and the addition salts thereof or the solvates thereof.

As examples of additional benzene-based oxidation bases, mention may be made of para-phenylenediamines other than 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol, bis(phenyl)alkylenediamines, para-aminophenols, ortho-aminophenols, and the addition salts thereof or solvates thereof.

Among the para-phenylenediamines, examples that may be mentioned include para-phenylenediamine, para-tolylenediamine, 2-chloro-para-phenylenediamine, 2,3-dimethyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2,6-dimethyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2,6-diethyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2,5-dimethyl-para-phenylenediamine, N,N-dimethyl-para-phenylenediamine, N,N-diethyl-para-phenylenediamine, N, N-dipropyl-para-phenylenediamine, 4-amino-N,N-diethyl-3-methylaniline, N,N-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)-para-phenylenediamine, 4-N,N-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)amino-2-methylaniline, 4-N,N-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)amino-2-chloroaniline, 2-fluoro-para-phenylenediamine, 2-isopropyl-para-phenylenediamine, N-(β-hydroxypropyl)-para-phenylenediamine, 2-hydroxymethyl-para-phenylenediamine, N,N-dimethyl-3-methyl-para-phenylenediamine, N-ethyl-N-(β-hydroxyethyl)-para-phenylenediamine, N-(β,γ-dihydroxypropyl)-para-phenylenediamine, N-(4′-aminophenyl)-para-phenylenediamine, N-phenyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2-β-hydroxyethyloxy-para-phenylenediamine, 2-β-acetylaminoethyloxy-para-phenylenediamine, N-(β-methoxyethyl)-para-phenylenediamine, 4-aminophenylpyrrolidine, 2-thienyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2-β-hydroxyethylamino-5-aminotoluene, 3-hydroxy-1-(4′-aminophenyl)pyrrolidine, and the addition salts thereof with an acid, or the solvates thereof.

Among the para-phenylenediamines mentioned above, para-phenylenediamine or PPD, para-tolylenediamine or PTD, 2-isopropyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2-β-hydroxyethyloxy-para-phenylenediamine, 2,6-dimethyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2,6-diethyl-para-phenylenediamine, 2,3-dimethyl-para-phenylenediamine, N,N-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)-para-phenylenediamine, 2-chloro-para-phenylenediamine and 2-β-acetylaminoethyloxy-para-phenylenediamine, and the addition salts thereof with an acid, or the solvates thereof, are particularly preferred.

Among the bis(phenyl)alkylenediamines, examples that may be mentioned include N,N′-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)-N,N′-bis(4′-aminophenyl)-1,3-diaminopropanol, N,N′-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)-N,N′-bis(4′-aminophenyl)ethylenediamine, N,N′-bis(4-aminophenyl)tetramethylenediamine, N, N′-bis(β-hydroxyethyl)-N, N′-bis(4-aminophenyl)tetramethylenediamine, N,N′-bis(4-methylaminophenyl)tetramethylenediamine, N,N′-bis(ethyl)-N,N′-bis(4′-amino-3′-methylphenyl)ethylenediamine and 1,8-bis(2,5-diaminophenoxy)-3,6-dioxaoctane, and the addition salts thereof, or the solvates thereof.

Among the para-aminophenols that may be mentioned, for example, are para-aminophenol, 4-amino-3-methylphenol, 4-amino-3-fluorophenol, 4-amino-3-chlorophenol, 4-amino-3-hydroxymethylphenol, 4-amino-2-methylphenol, 4-amino-2-hydroxymethylphenol, 4-amino-2-methoxymethylphenol, 4-amino-2-aminomethylphenol, 4-amino-2-(β-hydroxyethylaminomethyl)phenol and 4-amino-2-fluorophenol, and the addition salts thereof with an acid, or the solvates thereof.

Among the ortho-aminophenols, examples that may be mentioned include 2-aminophenol, 2-amino-5-methylphenol, 2-amino-6-methylphenol, 5-acetamido-2-aminophenol and the addition salts thereof, or the solvates thereof.

The heterocyclic bases are more particularly chosen from pyridine derivatives, pyrimidine derivatives and pyrazole derivatives, and the addition salts thereof, or the solvates thereof.

Among the pyridine derivatives that may be mentioned are the compounds described, for example, in patents GB 1 026 978 and GB 1 153 196, for instance 2,5-diaminopyridine, 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)amino-3-aminopyridine and 3,4-diaminopyridine, and the addition salts thereof, or the solvates thereof.

Other pyridine oxidation bases that are useful in the dyeing process according to the invention are the 3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine oxidation bases or the addition salts thereof described, for example, in patent application FR 2 801 308. Examples that may be mentioned include pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylamine, 2-acetylaminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylamine, 2-(morpholin-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylamine, 3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid, 2-methoxypyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylamine, (3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-7-yl)methanol, 2-(3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-5-yl)ethanol, 2-(3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-7-yl)ethanol, (3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-2-yl)methanol, 3,6-diaminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, 3,4-diaminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-3,7-diamine, 7-(morpholin-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylamine, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-3,5-diamine, 5-(morpholin-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-3-ylamine, 2-[(3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-5-yl)(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethanol, 2-[(3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrid-7-yl)(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethanol, 3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-5-ol, 3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-4-ol, 3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-6-ol and 3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-7-ol, 2-[(3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yl)oxy]ethanol, and the addition salts thereof, or the solvates thereof.

Among the pyrimidine derivatives, mention may be made of the compounds described, for example, in patents DE 2359399, JP 88-169571, JP 05-63124 and EP 0 770 375 or patent application WO 96/15765, such as 2,4,5,6-tetraaminopyrimidine, 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-triaminopyrimidine, 2-hydroxy-4,5,6-triaminopyrimidine, 2,4-dihydroxy-5,6-diaminopyrimidine, 2,5,6-triaminopyrimidine and addition salts thereof, and the tautomeric forms thereof, when a tautomeric equilibrium exists.

Among the pyrazole derivatives, mention may be made of the compounds described in patents DE 3843892 and DE 4133957 and patent applications WO 94/08969, WO 94/08970, FR-A-2 733 749 and DE 195 43 988, for instance 4,5-diamino-1-methylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-(β-hydroxyethyl)pyrazole, 3,4-diaminopyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-(4′-chlorobenzyl)pyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1,3-dimethylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-methyl-3-phenylpyrazole, 4-amino-1,3-dimethyl-5-hydrazinopyrazole, 1-benzyl-4,5-diamino-3-methylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-3-tert-butyl-1-methylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-tert-butyl-3-methylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-(β-hydroxyethyl)-3-methylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-ethyl-3-methylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-ethyl-3-(4′-methoxyphenyl)pyrazole, 4,5-diamino-1-ethyl-3-hydroxymethylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-3-hydroxymethyl-1-methylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-3-hydroxymethyl-1-isopropylpyrazole, 4,5-diamino-3-methyl-1-isopropylpyrazole, 4-amino-5-(2′-aminoethyl)amino-1,3-dimethylpyrazole, 3,4,5-triaminopyrazole, 1-methyl-3,4,5-triaminopyrazole, 3,5-diamino-1-methyl-4-methylaminopyrazole and 3,5-diamino-4-(β-hydroxyethyl)amino-1-methylpyrazole, and the addition salts thereof. Use may also be made of 4,5-diamino-1-(β-methoxyethyl)pyrazole.

Use will preferably be made of a 4,5-diaminopyrazole and even more preferentially of 4,5-diamino-1-(β-hydroxyethyl)pyrazole and/or a salt or solvate thereof.

Pyrazole derivatives that may also be mentioned include diamino-N,N-dihydropyrazolopyrazolones and especially those described in patent application FR-A-2 886 136, such as the following compounds and the addition salts thereof: 2,3-diamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one, 2-amino-3-ethylamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one, 2-amino-3-isopropylamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one, 2-amino-3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one, 4,5-diamino-1,2-dimethyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one, 4,5-diamino-1,2-diethyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one, 4,5-diamino-1,2-di(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one, 2-amino-3-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one, 2-amino-3-dimethylamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one, 2,3-diamino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H,6H-pyridazino[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one, 4-amino-1,2-diethyl-5-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one, 4-amino-5-(3-dimethylaminopyrrolidin-1-yl)-1,2-diethyl-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-one or 2,3-diamino-6-hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one.

Use will preferably be made of 2,3-diamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one and/or a salt or solvate thereof.

Heterocyclic bases that will preferentially be used include 4,5-diamino-1-(β-hydroxyethyl)pyrazole and/or 2,3-diamino-6,7-dihydro-1H,5H-pyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazol-1-one and/or 2-(3-aminopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yloxy)ethanol and/or a salt or solvate thereof.

The additional oxidation base(s) according to the invention each advantageously represent from 0.0001% to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, and preferably from 0.005% to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

b) Couplers

The composition of the invention comprises at least one coupler. Among these couplers, mention may be made especially of meta-phenylenediamines, meta-aminophenols, meta-diphenols, naphthalene-based couplers and heterocyclic couplers, and the addition salts or solvates thereof.

Examples that may be mentioned include 1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 1,3-dihydroxy-2-methyl benzene, 4-chloro-1,3-dihydroxybenzene, 1-hydroxy-3-aminobenzene, 2,4-diamino-1-(β-hydroxyethyloxy)benzene, 1-methyl-2-hydroxy-4-β-hydroxyethylamino benzene, 2-methyl-5-aminophenol, 5-amino-6-chloro-2-methylphenol, 2-amino-4-(β-hydroxyethylamino)-1-methoxybenzene, 1,3-diaminobenzene, 1,3-bis(2,4-diaminophenoxy)propane, 3-ureidoaniline, 3-ureido-1-dimethylaminobenzene, sesamol, 1-β-hydroxyethylamino-3,4-methylenedioxybenzene, α-naphthol, 2-methyl-1-naphthol, 6-hydroxyindole, 4-hydroxyindole, 4-hydroxy-N-methylindole, 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine, 6-hydroxybenzomorpholine, 3,5-diamino-2,6-dimethoxypyridine, 1-N-(β-hydroxyethyl)amino-3,4-methylenedioxybenzene, 2,6-bis(6-hydroxyethylamino)toluene, 6-hydroxyindoline, 2,6-dihydroxy-4-methylpyridine, 1-H-3-methylpyrazol-5-one, 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-one, 2,6-dimethylpyrazolo[1,5-b]-1,2,4-triazole, 2,6-dimethyl[3,2-c]-1,2,4-triazole and 6-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a]benzimidazole, the addition salts thereof with an acid or the solvates thereof, and mixtures thereof.

The coupler(s) each advantageously represent from 0.0001% to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition and preferably from 0.005% to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition of the invention.

In general, the addition salts of the oxidation bases and couplers that may be used within the context of the invention are especially chosen from the addition salts with an acid such as the hydrochlorides, hydrobromides, sulfates, citrates, succinates, tartrates, lactates, tosylates, benzenesulfonates, phosphates and acetates.

Additional Dyes

The composition of the invention may also comprise one or more direct dyes. The latter dyes are more particularly chosen from ionic or nonionic species, preferably cationic or nonionic species. These direct dyes may be synthetic or of natural origin. When they are present, the direct dye(s) more particularly represent from 0.0001% to 10% by weight and preferably from 0.005% to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

c) Basifying Agents:

The composition of the invention may also comprise one or more basifying agents. The basifying agent(s) may be mineral or organic or hybrid.

The mineral basifying agent(s) are preferably chosen from ammonia, alkali metal carbonates or bicarbonates such as sodium or potassium carbonates and sodium or potassium bicarbonates, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or mixtures thereof.

The organic basifying agent(s) are preferably chosen from organic amines with a pK_(b) at 25° C. of less than 12, preferably less than 10 and even more advantageously less than 6. It should be noted that it is the pK_(b) corresponding to the function of highest basicity. In addition, the organic amines do not comprise any alkyl or alkenyl fatty chain comprising more than ten carbon atoms.

The organic basifying agent(s) are chosen, for example, from alkanolamines, oxyethylenated and/or oxypropylenated ethylenediamines, amino acids and the compounds of formula (II) below:

in which formula (II) W is a divalent C₁-C₆ alkylene radical optionally substituted with one or more hydroxyl groups or a C₁-C₆ alkyl radical, and/or optionally interrupted with one or more heteroatoms such as O, or NR_(u); R_(x), R_(y), R_(z), R_(t) and R_(u), which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₆ hydroxyalkyl or C₁-C₆ aminoalkyl radical.

Examples of amines of formula (II) that may be mentioned include 1,3-diaminopropane, 1,3-diamino-2-propanol, spermine and spermidine.

The term “alkanolamine” means an organic amine comprising a primary, secondary or tertiary amine function, and one or more linear or branched C₁-C₈ alkyl groups bearing one or more hydroxyl radicals.

Organic amines chosen from alkanolamines such as monoalkanolamines, dialkanolamines or trialkanolamines comprising one to three identical or different C₁-C₄ hydroxyalkyl radicals are in particular suitable for performing the invention.

Among the compounds of this type, mention may be made of monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine, triethanolamine, monoisopropanolamine, diisopropanolamine, N-dimethylaminoethanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, triisopropanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 3-amino-1,2-propanediol, 3-dimethylamino-1,2-propanediol and tris(hydroxymethylamino)methane.

More particularly, the amino acids that can be used are of natural or synthetic origin, in their L, D or racemic form, and comprise at least one acid function chosen more particularly from carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphonic acid or phosphoric acid functions. The amino acids may be in neutral or ionic form.

As amino acids that may be used in the present invention, mention may be made in particular of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, alanine, arginine, ornithine, citrulline, asparagine, carnitine, cysteine, glutamine, glycine, histidine, lysine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, N-phenylalanine, proline, serine, taurine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine and valine.

The organic amine may also be chosen from organic amines of heterocyclic type. Besides histidine that has already been mentioned in the amino acids, mention may in particular be made of pyridine, piperidine, imidazole, triazole, tetrazole and benzimidazole.

Preferably, the basifying agent(s) present in the composition of the invention are chosen from alkanolamines and amino acids in neutral or ionic form, in particular basic amino acids. According to a particularly preferred mode, the basifying agent(s) are chosen from monoethanolamine (MEA) and basic amino acids in neutral or ionic form.

Advantageously, the composition according to the invention has a content of basifying agent(s) ranging from 0.01% to 30% by weight and preferably from 0.1% to 20% by weight relative to the weight of the composition.

According to a first embodiment, the composition predominantly contains ammonia as basifying agent.

According to another embodiment, the composition contains ammonia and at least one other basifying agent, preferably chosen from alkanolamines. In this case, the composition comprises ammonia or a salt thereof, in an amount less than the amount of basifying agent(s) other than ammonia (expressed as NH₃). In particular, the composition contains little or no ammonia. Preferably, according to this embodiment, the ammonia content is less than or equal to 0.03% by weight (expressed as NH₃), preferably less than or equal to 0.01% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition of the invention. Preferably, the composition contains no ammonia.

Chemical Oxidizing Agent

The composition of the invention comprises one or more chemical oxidizing agents. The term “chemical oxidizing agent” means an oxidizing agent other than atmospheric oxygen. More particularly, the chemical oxidizing agent(s) are chosen from hydrogen peroxide, urea peroxide, alkali metal bromates, peroxygenated salts, for instance persulfates or perborates, peracids and precursors thereof and alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal percarbonates.

Advantageously, this oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide.

The concentration of chemical oxidizing agents may range more particularly from 0.1% to 50% by weight, even more preferentially from 0.5% to 20% by weight and better still from 1% to 15% by weight relative to the weight of the composition.

Preferably, the composition of the invention does not contain any peroxygenated salts.

Solvent

The composition according to the invention may also comprise one or more organic solvents.

Examples of organic solvents that may be mentioned include linear or branched C₂-C₄ alkanols, such as ethanol and isopropanol; glycerol; polyols and polyol ethers, for instance 2-butoxyethanol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether and monoethyl ether, and also aromatic alcohols or ethers, for instance benzyl alcohol or phenoxyethanol, and mixtures thereof.

The solvent(s), if they are present, represent a content usually ranging from 1% to 40% by weight and preferably from 5% to 30% by weight relative to the weight of the composition.

Other Ingredients

The composition according to the invention may also contain various ingredients conventionally used in hair dye compositions, such as polymers other than the polysaccharide thickening polymers of use in the present invention, which may be anionic, cationic, nonionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic polymers or mixtures thereof; mineral thickeners, and in particular fillers such as clays or talc; organic thickeners other than the thickening polymers of use to the invention, with, in particular, anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric polymeric associative thickeners; antioxidants; penetrants; sequestrants; fragrances; dispersants; film-forming agents; ceramides; preserving agents; opacifiers; anionic, cationic, amphoteric and nonionic surfactants.

The above ingredients are generally present in an amount, for each of them, of between 0.01% and 20% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition.

The composition of the invention may be in various forms, for instance a solution, an emulsion (milk or cream) or a gel, preferably in the form of an emulsion.

Processes of the Invention

The composition according to the invention is applied to wet or dry keratin fibres. It is left in place on the fibres for a time generally of from 1 minute to 1 hour and preferably from 5 minutes to 30 minutes. According to a preferred embodiment, the composition applied contains at least one basifying agent and at least one oxidizing agent.

The temperature during the dyeing process is conventionally between room temperature (between 15° C. and 25° C.) and 80° C. and preferably between room temperature and 60° C.

After the treatment, the human keratin fibres are optionally rinsed with water, optionally washed with a shampoo and then rinsed with water, before being dried or left to dry.

According to a preferred embodiment, the composition according to the invention is prepared by mixing at least two compositions, a first composition (A) which comprises the oxidation base 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol and/or an acid salt thereof or solvates and a second composition (B) which comprises at least one chemical oxidizing agent,

it being understood that:

-   -   at least one of the compositions (A) or (B) comprises the fatty         substance(s) and the polysaccharide thickening polymer(s) as         defined previously such that the fatty substance content of the         composition resulting from the mixing of compositions (A)+(B) is         at least 10%, preferably greater than 25%, preferably greater         than 30% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition         derived from the mixing of (A)+(B).

According to one embodiment, at least one of the compositions (A) or (B) is aqueous, and preferentially both compositions (A) and (B) are aqueous.

The term “aqueous composition” means a composition comprising at least 5% water. Preferably, an aqueous composition comprises more than 10% by weight of water and more advantageously still more than 20% by weight of water.

In one variant of the invention, at least part of the fatty substance(s) is present in a third composition which is mixed with compositions (A) and (B) under the conditions defined above. Preferably, this third composition is anhydrous.

More particularly, for the purposes of the invention, the expression “anhydrous cosmetic composition” means a cosmetic composition with a water content of less than 5% by weight, preferably less than 2% by weight and more preferably still less than 1% by weight relative to the weight of said composition. It should be noted that the water present in the composition is more particularly “bound water”, such as water of crystallization in salts, or traces of water absorbed by the starting materials used in the preparation of the compositions according to the invention.

The examples that follow serve to illustrate the invention without, however, being limiting in nature.

EXAMPLES Example 1

The following compositions are prepared in which the amounts are expressed in grams of active materials.

Dye Compositions (g %)

formula formula Chemical name A B Sodium metabisulfite in powder form 0.45 0.45 Pure monoethanolamine 4.65 4.57 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 0.2 0.2 6-Hydroxybenzomorpholine 0.04 1-β-Hydroxyethyloxy-2,4-diaminobenzene 0.16 dihydrochloride 2-Methyl-1,3-dihydroxybenzene (2-methylresorcinol) 0.17 N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-p-phenylenediamine sulfate 0.13 monohydrate 1,3-Dihydroxybenzene (resorcinol) 1 0.2 1-Hydroxy-3-aminobenzene 0.16 0.025 3-(2,5-Diaminophenyl)propan-1-ol hydrochloride 2.8 0.7 Mineral oil (INCI name) 60 60 Perfume 0.7 0.7 Polyquaternium-67 (cationic lauryl ether cellulose) 0.19 0.19 sold under the name Softcat Polymer SL-100 by Amerchol Deionized water qs 100 qs 100 Oxyethylenated stearyl alcohol (2 OE) 1.1 1.1 Oxyethylenated stearyl alcohol (20 OE) 3.9 3.9 Caprylyl/capryl glucoside (INCI name) 2.4 2.4 Oxyethylenated sorbitan monolaurate (4 OE) 2.4 2.4 Vitamin C:ascorbic acid 0.25 0.25

Oxidizing Composition C (g %)

Ingredients Composition C Pentasodium pentetate 0.06 Hydrogen peroxide 6 Sodium stannate 0.04 Phosphoric acid qs pH = 2.2 Tetrasodium pyrophosphate 0.03 Mineral oil 20 Hexadimethrine chloride 0.15 Polyquaternium-6 0.2 Water qs 100 Glycerol 0.5 Cetearyl alcohol 6 Steareth-20 5 PEG-4 Rapeseedamide 1.2 Tocopherol 0.1

At the time of use, each of the compositions A and B is mixed with one time its own weight of oxidizing composition C.

The mixtures thus obtained are applied to natural hair containing 90% white hairs.

After a leave-on time of 35 minutes at room temperature, the hair is rinsed and washed with a standard shampoo.

After drying, an attractive chestnut shade of hair is obtained with formula A and a Blonde shade of hair is obtained with formula B.

Example 2

The following compositions have been prepared in which the amounts are expressed in grams of active materials.

C (inv) C′ (comp) Ethanolamine 4 4 Sodium LAURYL ETHER SULFATE (2.2 EO) in an 2.5 2.5 aqueous solution (70%) HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE (PM: 1.300.000) 2.5 2.5 ANTI-OXYDANT 0.5 0.5 1-METHYL-2-HYDROXY-4-BETA- 0.5 0.5 HYDROXYETHYLAMINOBENZENE 1-METHYL-2-HYDROXY-4-AMINO-BENZENE 0.5 0.5 1,3-DIHYDROXYBENZENE (RESORCINOL) 0.2 0.2 2,3-DIAMINO-6,7-DIHYDRO-1H,5H-PYRAZOLO[1,2- 4.04 · 10⁻³ mol 4.04 · 10⁻³ mol A]PYRAZOL-1-ONE DIMETHANESULFONATE 3-(2,5-DIAMINOPHENYL)PROPAN-1-OL- 3.43 × 10⁻³ mol — HYDROCHLORIDE (2,5-diaminophenyl)ethanol — 3.43 × 10⁻³ mol SEQUESTRANT 2 2 Coco-betaine 3 ma 3 ma REDUCTEUR (Sodium meta bisulphite) 0.5 0.5 Mineral Oil 60 60 PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil 1 1 water Qsp 100 Qsp 100 Oxyidizing composition Ox2 Hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous solution 50% 6 ETIDRONIC Acid, TETRA sodium salt in an aqueous 0.2 solution (30%) Tetra sodium PYROPHOSPHATE, 10 H₂O 0.04 SODIUM Salycilate 0.035 DIMETHYL DIALLYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE/ACRYLIC 0.74 ACID COPOLYMERE (80/20) IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION (Merquat 280) GLYCEROL 4 CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE (ALKYL (C8/C10 50/50) 3 POLYGLUCOSIDE IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION (60%) WATER qsp 100

At the time of use, each composition C′ and C is mixed with the oxidizing composition O×2 at a weight ratio of 1/1.

The resulting mixture are each applied on natural locks with 90% of white hair (BN) and on permed hair locks with 90% of white hair (BP in an amount of 10 g of the resulting mixture per 1 g of hair, and left for 35 minutes at room temperature (25° C.).

Then the hair was rinsed with water, washed with the “Pro Classics concentrated” shampoo (L'Oréal Professionnel), diluted at 10%, and dried.

Selectivity Evaluation

The color of the hair was determined using the CIE L*a*b* system with a Minolta CM2006D spectrophotometer (illuminant D65, angle 10°, specular component included) in the CIELab system.

According to this system, L* indicates the lightness of the color of the hair.

The chromaticity coordinates are expressed by the parameters a* and b*, a* indicating the axis of red/green shades and b* the axis of yellow/blue shades.

The selectivity of the dyeing is measured by calculating the variation of ΔE according to the formula:

ΔE=√{square root over ((L*−L _(o)*)²+(a*−a _(o)*)²+(b*−b _(o)*))}

In which L, a* and b* represent the values measured on permed hair and L0*, a0* and b0* represent the values measured on natural hair.

The selectivity is represented by the difference of color between the colored natural hair representative of the hair roots and permed hair representative of hair tips: the more is the ΔE value, the more the difference of color between natural and permed hair is important. A lesser selectivity is representative of an homogeneity of the coloration between the roots and the tips along the lock of hair.

The following results are obtained:

Hair type L* a* b* ΔE C + O2 (inv) BN 26.9 15.2 10.6 9.3 BP 20.9 10.6 5.0 C′ + O2 BN 29.6 18.4 13.7 12 (comp) BP 21.8 12.8 6.5

The resulting composition C+02 according to the invention exhibits a ΔE value lesser than the one obtained with the C′+02 comparative mixture. The hair coloration resulting from the use of C+02 provides on hair an improved homogeny coloration along the hair fibers.

Example 3

The following compositions have been prepared in which the amounts are expressed in grams of active materials.

B′ B″ invention comparative Sodium metabisulfite 0.45 0.45 Monoethanolamine 4 4 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 0.2 0.2 6-HYDROXY BENZOMORPHOLINE 0.04 0.04 1-BETA-HYDROXYETHYLOXY-2,4- 0.16 0.16 DIAMINOBENZENE 2 Hcl 2-METHYL-1,3-DIHYDROXYBENZENE (2-METHYL 0.17 0.17 RESORCINOL) Para aminophenol 0.13 0.13 1,3-DIHYDROXYBENZENE (RESORCINOL) 0.21 0.21 1-HYDROXY-3-AMINO-BENZENE 0.16 0.16 3-(2,5-DIAMINOPHENYL)PROPAN-1-OL HCl 4.18 × 10⁻³ mol — 2-(b-hydroxyethyl)para phenylenediamine — 4.18 × 10⁻³ mol MINERAL OIL 60 60 PERFUME 0.72 0.72 Cationic Hydroxyethylcellulose (Polyquaternium-67) 0.19 am* 0.19 am SOFTCAT SL-100 WATER qs qs Oxyethylenated stearyl alcohol (2 OE) 1.13 1.13 Oxyethylenated stearyl alcohol (20 OE) 3.88 3.88 (50/50 C₈/C₁₀) Alkyl (2)-polyglucoside as a 60% 2.4 am* 2.4 am* aqueous solution (Oramix CG 110 from SEPPIC) Oxyethylenated sorbitan monolaurate (4 OE) 2.4 2.4 Vitamin C 0.25 0.25 *Active material

At the time of use, each composition B′ and B″ is mixed with the oxidizing composition C of example 1 at a weight ratio of 1/1.

The resulting mixture are each applied on natural hair locks (BN), which represents the hair root, and permed hair locks (BP), which represents the hair tips, in an amount of 10 g of composition per 1 g of hair, and left for 35 minutes at room temperature (25° C.).

Then the hair was rinsed with water, washed with the “Pro Classics concentrated” shampoo (L'Oréal Professionnel), diluted at 10%, and dried.

Selectivity Evaluation

The color of the hair was determined using the CIE L*a*b* system with a Minolta CM2006D spectrophotometer (illuminant D65, angle 10°, specular component included) in the CIELab system.

According to this system, L* indicates the lightness of the color of the hair.

The chromaticity coordinates are expressed by the parameters a* and b*, a* indicating the axis of red/green shades and b* the axis of yellow/blue shades.

The selectivity of the dyeing is measured by calculating the variation of ΔE according to the formula:

ΔE=√{square root over ((L*−L _(o)*)²+(a*−a _(o)*)²+(b*−b _(o)*))}

In which L, a* and b* represent the values measured on natural hair and L0*, a0* and b0* represent the values measured on permed hair.

The selectivity is represented by the difference of color between the colored natural hair and permed hair: the more is the ΔE value, the more the difference of color between natural and permed hair is important, which is representative of the homogeneity of the coloration between the raw and the tips along the lock of hair.

The following results were obtained:

Hair type L* a* b* ΔE B′ + C BN 22.14 1.16 0.36 3.85 (invention) BP 18.39 0.54 −0.24 B″ + C BN 26.24 2.18 2.04 5.94 (comparative) BP 20.64 1.28 0.28

The mixtures B′+C according to the invention provide less selective colorations (lower ΔE value) than the mixture of compositions B″+C (comparative): the difference between the raw and the tips is lower with B′+C than with B″+C: the coloration along the lock of hair is more homogenous with B′+C. 

1. Composition comprising: a) at least one oxidation base 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol and/or acid salts thereof and/or solvates thereof such as hydrates; b) at least one coupler; c) at least 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition of at least one fatty substance; d) at least one polysaccharide thickening polymer; e) optionally at least one basifying agent; and f) optionally at least one chemical oxidizing agent.
 2. Composition according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the fatty substance(s) are chosen from C₆-C₁₆ hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons containing more than 16 carbon atoms, non-silicone oils of animal origin, plant oils of triglyceride type, synthetic triglycerides, fluoro oils, fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acids and/or of fatty alcohols other than triglycerides and plant waxes, non-silicone waxes and silicones.
 3. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fatty substance(s) are liquid at room temperature and at atmospheric pressure, and are preferably non-silicone-based.
 4. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fatty substances are chosen from C6-C16 hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons containing more than 16 carbon atoms, triglycerides, fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acids and/or of fatty alcohols other than triglycerides, or mixtures thereof, and preferably from liquid petroleum jelly, polydecenes, liquid fatty alcohols, liquid esters of fatty acids and/or of fatty alcohols, or mixtures thereof.
 5. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the concentration of fatty substances ranges from 15% to 80% by weight, preferably from 25% to 75% by weight, in particular from 30% to 70% by weight and advantageously from 30% to 60% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.
 6. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the polysaccharide thickening polymer(s) are chosen from associative or non-associative cellulose-based polymers.
 7. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the polysaccharide thickening polymer is chosen from quaternized (poly)hydroxyethylcelluloses modified with groups comprising at least one fatty chain chosen from alkyl, arylalkyl and alkylaryl groups comprising at least 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group(s), preferably from 8 to 30 carbon atoms.
 8. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the polysaccharide thickening polymer is chosen from non-associative polymers, preferably guar gum, guar gums modified with (poly)hydroxyl(C₁-C₆)alkyl groups and/or cellulose, and hydroxy (C₁-C₆)alkylcelluloses.
 9. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the polysaccharide thickening polymer(s) are present in a content ranging from 0.001% to 5% by weight, preferably 0.05% to 3% and more preferentially from 0.1% to 2% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.
 10. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the oxidation base(s) chosen from 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol, acid salts thereof or solvates thereof such as hydrates, are in an amount ranging from 0.0001% to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, preferably 0.005% to 10% by weight and in particular from 0.01% to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.
 11. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the coupler is chosen from meta-phenylenediamines, meta-aminophenols, meta-diphenols, naphthalene-based couplers and heterocyclic couplers, and the addition salts thereof.
 12. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, which comprises at least one basifying agent chosen from ammonia, alkali metal carbonates or bicarbonates, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, organic amines chosen from alkanolamines, oxyethylenated and/or oxypropylenated ethylenediamines, amino acids and the compounds of formula (II), or mixtures thereof:

in which formula (II) W is a divalent C₁-C₆ alkylene radical optionally substituted with one or more hydroxyl groups or a C₁-C₆ alkyl radical, and/or optionally interrupted with one or more heteroatoms such as O, or NR_(u); R_(x), R_(y), R_(z), R_(t) and R_(u), which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₁-C₆ hydroxyalkyl or C₁-C₆ aminoalkyl radical.
 13. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the basifying agent is chosen from ammonia or alkanolamines, preferably monoethanolamine, and neutral or ionic amino acids.
 14. Composition according to any one of the preceding claims, which comprises a chemical oxidizing agent, preferably hydrogen peroxide.
 15. Process for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular the hair, comprising the application to the keratin fibres of the composition as defined according to any one of the preceding claims.
 16. Process according to the preceding claim, in which the composition as described according to any one of claims 1 to 13 is obtained by mixing at least two compositions, a first composition (A) which comprises the oxidation base 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol and/or one of acid salts or solvates and a second composition (B) which comprises at least one chemical oxidizing agent, it being understood that: at least one of the compositions (A) or (B) comprises the fatty substance(s) and the polysaccharide thickening polymer(s) as defined previously such that the fatty substance content of the composition resulting from the mixing of compositions (A) and (B) is at least 10%, preferably greater than 25%, preferably greater than 30% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition derived from the mixing of (A) and (B).
 17. Process according to claim 15, in which the composition applied to the fibres is obtained from composition (A), from composition (B) and from a third composition at least partly comprising the fatty substance(s), this third composition preferably being anhydrous.
 18. Multi-compartment device comprising a first compartment containing composition (A) which comprises the oxidation base 3-(2,5-diaminophenyl)-1-propanol and/or one of acid salts or solvates and a second compartment containing composition (B) which comprises at least one chemical oxidizing agent, and it being understood that at least one of the compositions (A) or (B) comprises the fatty substance(s) and the polysaccharide thickening polymer(s), as defined previously such that the fatty substance content of the composition resulting from the mixing of compositions (A) and (B) is at least 10%, preferably greater than 25%, preferably greater than 30% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition derived from the mixing of (A) and (B). 